The Reference Group Approach to the Parental Factor in Attitude and Behavior Formation

Social Forces ◽  
1955 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. C. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Reference Group ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Parental Factor ◽  
And Behavior

Study on the Buying Motives and Prospects for Small Car Users in Hosur City

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Priya N ◽  
A Ravi
Keyword(s):  
Reference Group ◽  
Fuel Efficiency ◽  
Marketing Strategies ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Buying Behavior ◽  
Consumer Orientation ◽  
One Step ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The City

Liberalization in 1991. The availability of many alternatives within the city provides an opportunity to the consumers to make a rational decision after considering all the options. Today is an era which is characterized by a consumer’s market where the manufacturers and marketers not only take into consideration the consumer orientation to make them satisfied but goes one step ahead of achieving. Consumer delight. Consumers look for those differentiating parameters, which may help them to make the best decision and can be proved as value to money proposition for them. It makes more important to analyze the consumer perceptions and behavior of the passenger car owners which will give the feedback pertaining to designing the marketing strategies. The objective of this paper is to investigate those differentiating parameter and effect of the reference group that influences the consumer buying behavior of car owners within the city of Hosur.The primary data was collected from 191 respondents, located Hosur in using convenience sampling .The results revealed the strong influence of attributes like price, fuel efficiency in buying decision and importance of reference group.

scholarly journals Rescuing Nones From the Reference Category: Civic Engagement Among the Nonreligious in America

2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqui Frost ◽  
Penny Edgell
Keyword(s):  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Civic Life ◽  
Reference Category ◽  
Spiritual But Not Religious ◽  
And Behavior

Religious individuals are repeatedly found to be more civically engaged than nonreligious individuals. However, most studies of civic engagement relegate the nonreligious to the reference group; the “Nones” are treated as homogeneous and assumed to have few avenues for civic engagement. We bring the nonreligious out of the reference group and explore how variations in nonreligious identification, belief, and behavior affect civic engagement. We find important variations among the nonreligious in terms of their propensity to be civically engaged that are lost when their heterogeneity is ignored. Those who identify as “nothing in particular” (NIP) are much less likely to show interest or engagement in civic life than are atheists, agnostics, and the “spiritual but not religious,” and we show that the image of the nonreligious as uninvolved in civic life is inaccurate and most likely driven by forms of analysis that disproportionately weight the experiences of the “NIPs.”

scholarly journals Young people are not blameworthy: the generation’s awareness of COVID-19 and behavioral responses

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Pyo Jun ◽  
Hyoung Sun Yoo ◽  
Chul Lee
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Behavioral Responses ◽  
Active Engagement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Internet Searches ◽  
And Behavior

AbstractAt a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has been ongoing for more than a year, young people have been the subject of vigilant scrutiny and criticism regarding their active engagement in social activities. We posed the question of whether young people's response to COVID-19 was different from that of other generations and analyzed awareness and behavior to investigate this question. Specifically, we examined internet searches for information on COVID-19 and credit card consumption in South Korea among young people in their 20s and compared them to a reference group of people in their 50s. Our research has confirmed that there was no statistically significant difference between young people and the reference group in this regard. Furthermore, in the 25 sub-sectors of industry we examined, young people's consumption activities recovered significantly faster than the reference group in only three sub-sectors. This study demonstrated that young people showed stronger interest than the reference group in their response to COVID-19, and that they cooperated with the government’s social distancing policy by reducing their activities. Through this study, we presented a scientific approach for evaluating young people in regard to their response to COVID-19, offering useful implications for designing appropriate policies for public health.

scholarly journals PERILAKU KONSUMEN BUAH APEL DI KOTA MANADO

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Olfie Suzana Benu
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Behavior ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Statistical Analysis Method ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Consumer Tastes ◽  
The City ◽  
Descriptive Statistical Analysis

This research has been conducted in Manado using primarydata, descriptive statistical analysis method. This study aims todetermine internal and  external factors in consumer behavior of apples in the city of Manado. The results of this study indicate that the internal factor is the factor that comes from within the consumer  that is age, occupation,  income has a strong influence on consumer behavior of apples inthe city of Manado and external factors are factors that come fromout side the self that is consumer  reference group  and family  havean  important  influence  on consumer behavior of apples in the city of Manado.  From the consumer behavior of apples in the city of Manado to be see  kind of the most  popular  apples are fuji apples because according to consumer tastes and  behavior of apples in the city of Manado.

Peer Group Approach to Drug Education

1971 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
John T. Lawler
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Drug Education ◽  
Drug Problem ◽  
Group Approach ◽  
Problem Finding ◽  
Long Run ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Untapped Resource

Since our drug raid during the Fall of 1969 and the present application of the peer group approach much has been explored concerning the changing of attitudes and behavior. The complexities of the learning process, including the student, methodology and materials, must be re-examined. Drugs are not the problem. Finding ways to communicate so that the student has a chance to involve himself actively in the learning process is the secret. An active exchange of honest information will, in the long run, provide more lasting impact. Many approaches to solving the drug problem are being tried. The main advantage of the peer group approach is that we are involving students to help us with a mutual problem. The realization that students are an untapped resource to help society influence others is the hope of the seventies.

scholarly journals Development of the Consumer Refrigerator Safety Questionnaire: A Measure of Consumer Perceptions and Practices

2016 ◽  
Vol 79 (9) ◽  
pp. 1609-1615
Author(s):  
VICTORIA CAIRNDUFF ◽  
MOIRA DEAN ◽  
ANASTASIOS KOIDIS
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Item Difficulty ◽  
Consumer Perceptions ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Safety Knowledge

ABSTRACT Food preparation and storage behaviors in the home deviating from the “best practice” food safety recommendations may result in foodborne illnesses. Currently, there are limited tools available to fully evaluate the consumer knowledge, perceptions, and behavior in the area of refrigerator safety. The current study aimed to develop a valid and reliable tool in the form of a questionnaire, the Consumer Refrigerator Safety Questionnaire (CRSQ), for assessing systematically all these aspects. Items relating to refrigerator safety knowledge (n =17), perceptions (n =46), and reported behavior (n =30) were developed and pilot tested by an expert reference group and various consumer groups to assess face and content validity (n =20), item difficulty and consistency (n =55), and construct validity (n =23). The findings showed that the CRSQ has acceptable face and content validity with acceptable levels of item difficulty. Item consistency was observed for 12 of 15 in refrigerator safety knowledge. Further, all 5 of the subscales of consumer perceptions of refrigerator safety practices relating to risk of developing foodborne disease showed acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's α value > 0.8). Construct validity of the CRSQ was shown to be very good (P = 0.022). The CRSQ exhibited acceptable test-retest reliability at 14 days with the majority of knowledge items (93.3%) and reported behavior items (96.4%) having correlation coefficients of greater than 0.70. Overall, the CRSQ was deemed valid and reliable in assessing refrigerator safety knowledge and behavior; therefore, it has the potential for future use in identifying groups of individuals at increased risk of deviating from recommended refrigerator safety practices, as well as the assessment of refrigerator safety knowledge and behavior for use before and after an intervention.

How Homo economicus lost her mind and how we can revive her

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter DeScioli
Keyword(s):  
Economic Thought ◽  
History Of Economic Thought ◽  
Homo Economicus ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
Target Article ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Mind ◽  
And Behavior

AbstractThe target article by Boyer & Petersen (B&P) contributes a vital message: that people have folk economic theories that shape their thoughts and behavior in the marketplace. This message is all the more important because, in the history of economic thought, Homo economicus was increasingly stripped of mental capacities. Intuitive theories can help restore the mind of Homo economicus.

The parent-offspring microbiome and neurobehavioral development

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R. Alberts ◽  
Christopher Harshaw ◽  
Gregory E. Demas ◽  
Cara L. Wellman ◽  
Ardythe L. Morrow
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Social Emotional ◽  
Behavioral Measures ◽  
Neurobehavioral Development ◽  
Emotional Function ◽  
Neurobehavioral Outcomes ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
And Behavior

Abstract We identify the significance and typical requirements of developmental analyses of the microbiome-gut-brain (MGB) in parents, offspring, and parent-offspring relations, which have particular importance for neurobehavioral outcomes in mammalian species, including humans. We call for a focus on behavioral measures of social-emotional function. Methodological approaches to interpreting relations between the microbiota and behavior are discussed.

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